Gortalowry (from Irish: ''Gort Ui Labhradha'') is a
townland in
County Tyrone,
Northern Ireland. It is situated in the
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Dungannon Upper and the
civil parish of
Derryloran and covers an area of 281 acres. The townland is partly rural, but includes the southern part of the town of
Cookstown
Cookstown ( ga, An Chorr Chríochach, IPA: anˠˈxoːɾˠɾˠˈçɾʲiːxəx is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of 11,599 in the 2011 census. It, along with Maghe ...
.
The name derives from the
Irish: ''Gort an Leamhraigh'' (field of the place of elms).
St Luaran's
Roman Catholic Church, built about 1824 and renovated in 2003, is in the townland. Gortalowry Primary School opened in 1833, but closed in 1967.
In 1841 the population of the townland was 83 people (15 houses) and in 1851 it was 165 people (34 houses).
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a
Rath (grid ref: H8086 7738)
See also
*
List of townlands of County Tyrone
*
List of archaeological sites in County Tyrone
References
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Townlands of County Tyrone
Archaeological sites in County Tyrone
Civil parish of Derryloran